16:01 Saturday 2014-06-28.  [Written in the “smoke pit” at the shelter, waiting admission.] They escorted Jimmy out of here about half...

(Originally published 2013-07-04 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Reblogged 2019-10-02 .) Baltimore is more likely than other places, to...

Bookmarks: In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adult • Homeless woman beaten by cop speaks out • Russian “aid” convoy...

Saturday, May 17, 2014.   Another deep med session this morning.  Afterwards, I considered my upcoming (May 22) interview for a different...

Matthew, Mark and Luke report many of the same episodes, often in almost exactly the same language; but the sequence in which these...

Bookmarks: Homeless celebrities • Discovering Nina Simone • 10,000 Boomers retire every day • Woman found beaten to death; daughter...

From my diary: Thursday  2014-06-19.  13:30.  In a recent column, Dan Rodricks mentioned Manna House, which I’d never heard of before. ...

1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were...

A Nation of Cowards Jeffrey Snyder suggests that carrying a handgun is both a right and a duty of every law-abiding citizen. This is hard...

Bookmarks: Why women are far more likely to vote then men • Everything you missed from Matthew Sandusky’s interview with Oprah Winfrey ...

Friday, May 16, 2014. There were a number of events at McD this morning that normally would have distracted me, and did not.  This...

Some weeks ago, I stood in line awaiting check-in at the shelter. This place charges $3 a night. I was holding my money in my hand, and...

I didn’t do too well this month. Applications submitted in July ’14: Administrative Assistant (Baltimore, MD) – Quest Group Back Office...

Bookmarks: Are pretty women dumb? • Ancient Coins Found Buried in British Cave • Dependent houseguest ———— ♦ ———— Why do we let women...

Today is my youngest brother’s 65th birthday, and a good occasion for me to pay tribute to him as an inspiration and role model. He’s six...

I participate on a certain online discussion board. My premiere antagonist is a man who got trounced by a playground bully in fifth...

Bookmarks: The William Tell Show in the news • Body of girl, 3, found buried in Arizona backyard ———— ♦ ———— The William Tell Show is...

All my life, I’ve been fascinated with things that glow in the dark.  Where does the light come from?  This is now fundamental to my...

In many cases, you can strip away the fictions surrounding a legendary figure, and discover the historical original. For example, there...

Bookmarks: Two Men Use Girl As Human Shield — Until Her Father Guns Them Down • Less incarceration could lead to less crime • Four...